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Debra L. Ness is the president of the National Partnership for Women & Families. She has previously worked for the Service Employees International Union and National Abortion Rights Action League. ==Career== Ness graduated summa cum laude from Drew University with an undergraduate degree in psychology and sociology. Ness received a Master of Science from the Columbia University School of Social Work after completing graduate work in social welfare and public policy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=19691&security=2141&news_iv_ctrl=2061 )〕 From 1980 to 1986, Ness worked at the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), first as the director of adult education and career development efforts, and later conducting strategic planning and organizational development programs for local unions. In 1986, Ness moved to the National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) to head up field operations, and in 1989 was promoted to deputy director of the organization. In 1991, Ness joined the National Partnership for Women & Families (then the Women’s Legal Defense Fund) as executive vice president. In 2004, she assumed her current position as president.〔 Ness also serves as the leader of the Campaign for Better Care, a health care initiative of the National Partnership for Women & Families, Community Catalyst, the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the National Health Law Program. It is funded by Atlantic Philanthropies.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cbc_about_landing )〕 Under Ness’s leadership, First Lady Michelle Obama said of the National Partnership in 2011, “Thanks to your tremendous efforts, the landscape of this nation has been fundamentally changed for the better: our workplaces are more family friendly, women and girls do have more opportunities, and many discriminatory practices have been completely abolished.”〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/09/remarks-first-lady-national-womens-partnership-luncheon )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Debra L. Ness」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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